Articles by David Klepper

Victims, Roman Catholic Church Spar Over New York Sex Abuse Bill

New York legislation to relax one of the nation’s most restrictive statutes of limitations on child molestation victims continues to stall under pressure from the Roman Catholic Church and other opponents. The bill has circled the drain in Albany for …

Facebook Takes Search Warrant Challenge to New York’s Top Court

Facebook and Manhattan prosecutors went to New York state’s highest court Tuesday to settle a legal dispute over search warrants for users’ accounts, a closely watched case with big implications for online privacy. An attorney for Facebook told the judges …

N.Y. Gov. Cuomo Calls to Expand Help for Heroin Addiction

Limited opioid prescriptions, greater funding for addiction treatment and more support for people trying to stay clean: those are some of the proposals for attacking New York’s heroin and opioid problem released by Gov. Andrew Cuomo on June 9. The …

New York Lawmakers Push to Extend Deadline for Med-Mal Suits

Legislation before state lawmakers in New York would significantly change medical malpractice law by allowing patients to sue years after an alleged misdiagnosis or mistreatment. Patients currently must file lawsuits within 2 1/2 years after the alleged malpractice. The bill …

Uber, Cabs Fight Over Upstate New York Market

A fight over Uber’s plans to expand throughout New York State is escalating as lawmakers enter the final weeks of their 2016 legislative session. The app-based ride-hailing service wants state regulations that would allow it to operate in cities including …

As Once-Mighty Politician Gets Prison, Albany Moves On

As former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver was being sentenced to 12 years in prison for corruption, many of the politicians he once served with were passing legislation to outlaw commercial bass fishing in the Hudson River. Significant proposals …

N.Y. Unveils Plan to Target Zika Virus; Conn. Identifies 1st Zika Case

New York state will monitor and target a type of mosquito that officials fear could spread the Zika virus, part of a new plan to combat the disease that also includes distributing prevention kits to pregnant women. The state has …

Small-Business Owners Ask New York to Reject $15 Minimum Wage Plan

Small-business owners struck back against New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s plan to implement a $15 minimum wage Tuesday, saying the Democratic governor’s call to enact what would be the highest state minimum in the country would devastate an already struggling …

Cab Drivers Fight Back as Uber Looks to Expand to Upstate New York

New York State lawmakers returning to Albany for the usual debates over taxes and spending will also take on an issue even more basic to many New Yorkers — the options for getting home from the train station, the airport …

Conviction of Former Assembly Speaker Silver Brings Turmoil to N.Y. Politics

The conviction of former New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver has shaken New York politics down to the granite foundations of the state Capitol, provoking fresh calls to overhaul a system that has stubbornly clung to its long history …